#ni no kuni 2: revenant kingdom

[intothecast]

Into the Aether | 257 | President Lore

So you're telling me all you wanted was some background information about the previous leaders of the USA? I wish we'd talked through this earlier because we already paid Brent Spiner a bunch of money to put the makeup on and everything. What a disaster. Discussed: Chants of Sennar, Super Mario RPG, Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom, Donkey Kong Country, Baldur’s Gate 3, Octopath Traveler 2

Listen to the show here 😘

[lemonhinoo]

HAHAHAHA

Happy holiday or Merry Christmas to @noctibert , I’m your secret santa bet didn’t see that coming! ( hopefully ). I draw them like in a way of them having casual morning stuff ( and ofc gotta have the bread ohok ). I definitely draw this from far away day.. i swear. I do tho but just the sketch then I cramp finish it in 1 day lmao.

I might actually make the higgeldy size wrong.. Oh well..? XD

Anyway, hope you like the present.. Have a nice day !! 🎉🎉✨✨❤️❤️🍋🍋

[cotton-kiwi-smoothie]

Ni no kuni secret Santa for @maqui-chan

[star-felled]

i miss species swap au and its been nearly 3 years since i last drew it. heres some catfish for my soul specifically

[nenukoone]

The Seekers, what are they looking for I wonder?

[thetisming]

explain your reasoning in tags if you want!!!

[quinnleyaeroraen]

Leander posting time once more

Roland asking Leander about how Hydropolis makes jumping ships. It's funny.

Leander talking about it for hours you can't shut him up once he starts talking about jumping ships. He'll write an entire essay on them. Make a big power point presentation on them.

The walking encyclopedia on jumping ships, Leander Aristides.

[melodycalypso]

Ni No Kuni Music Analysis: “Kingdom by the Sea”, Joe Hisaishi

It’s been a long time coming… haha get the reference? Lol I’m not here to talk about Taylor Swift, but I’ve thought of doing a post talking about which Ni No Kuni characters embody which TS album era… thoughts?

ANYWAYS, I’m finally back doing another soundtrack analysis! This time we’re jumping ship to Ni No Kuni 2: Revenant Kingdom! This game is just as special to me as the first one and the piece we will be looking at today is one of my favorites the soundtrack. As always, the piece is linked at the bottom of the post for your listening. So grab a snack and get comfy!!

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This piece is really calming and brings together the charm of Hideopolis! Also be aware that since now that I’ve taken more music history and form and analysis classes, this analysis will go ALL IN😂😂

0:00-0:07: The combination of harp, strings, steel pan?, and possibly other percussion instruments at the start gives me the feeling of bubbles floating by… idk it just does lol.

0:07-0:15: Also I’m loving all this syncopated rhythm! To briefly explain, rhythm is measured in counts: 1 2 3 4 (since the time signature is probably 4/4?? Or at least that’s what it sounds and feels like when I tap my foot lol). Syncopation occurs when you play on the second half of the beat or the “and”/& count. This creates a fun, groovy rhythm!!

0:15-0:26: The strings in the background from their entrance up til here, create a haunting texture with some spooky minor chords. The lower voiced strings also seem to be playing a familiar tune! This is the Habanera form the Carmen opera. I remember studying about this piece and having to memorize what it sounded like for my music literature class my last spring semester lol. I recommend listening to a recording of the Habanera from Carmen, it’s a great song!

0:27-0:1:02: A moment of silence… BECAUSE THIS MELODY IS SO GOOD!!😭

Alright alright, I’ll calm down. But the flowing melodic line crafted in the strings stirs this romantic, elegant, and eerie feeling inside you. It almost makes you want to sing along with it…just me?😅

It also plays a lot with dissonance that I’m assuming are leading tones. Brief theory lesson number 2: a major or minor scale is made up of 8 notes with 1 and 8 being the same note. The seventh note of the scale, when used harmonically, reallyyyyyyy wants to go back to 1 (or 8) on the next note. Or at least that’s what your ears tell you.

1:05-1:23: We get some woodwind voices popping in using what I believe is pitch bending on the long notes at the end of their phrases.

After some research, this instrumental extended technique—aka cool skill that is defined as pushing the limits to see what other sounds an instrument can make—is basically what it sounds like: taking a note or an instrument and bending the pitch so it comes out either flat(lower) or sharp(higher). And after putting my tuner up to the speaker of my iPad, it’s concluded that the pitch is bending flat.

1:23-1:43: Strings come back in continuing with the previous melody. Seems to be a variation or maybe even fragmentation of the previous theme.

1:43-1:52: I’m not sure since if a clarinet, oboe, or flute voice comes in during this part. The strings seem to be playing in the same register. I want to say it’s an oboe lol.

1:52-end: The same whimsical syncopation comes back in from the start and is decrescendo-ed to finish out the piece.

Another occurring theme of this piece is the use of dynamics, crescendos and decrescendos, to possibly imitate the sound of the ocean!

And that’s it!! I enjoyed looking at this piece and I hope you also enjoyed me yappin about it! Let me know your thoughts and what piece from the soundtrack you’d like me to tackle next! See y’all later!🤗🤗

[ink--theory]

impromptu dance

[kitkat-the-muffin]

Thinking about how the plot of Ni No Kuni 2 is “The US President gets Isekai’d into a fantasy world where he’s suddenly 20 years younger but still has a glock”

[ghosthoodie]

this game may not be the best but hes still like so cute:3

[videogamepolls]

Requested by @sheepaleepz

[lemonhinoo]

Looking at people joining NnK secret santa make me want to post NnK related

It’s just a reupload of old drawing

[cotton-kiwi-smoothie]

This man gives me gender envy.

[star-felled]

she takes her role as big sister very seriously

[qwertycake]

Merry Christmas Happy Holidays to @starrygreaternaiad!!!

i drew the silly duo. the bestest of buds. loved drawing them both so thank you for the lovely prompts:)))

cheers to sweetpeasprite for hosting!! absolute legend as per usual